Texas County Map
Nueces County, Texas
County seat: Corpus Christi · Established 1846 · Central Texas · FIPS 48355
Locator
Source: U.S. Census TIGER · Nueces County, TX
Nueces County Neighboring counties County seat (Corpus Christi)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line
County seat
Corpus Christi
Population
352,992
Area
836 sq mi
Density
422.2 /sq mi
Region
Central Texas
Established
1846
Latitude
27.724°N
Longitude
97.646°W
Bordering counties (4)
Kleberg County · San Patricio County · Aransas County · Jim Wells County
About
Nueces County was established in 1846, named for The Nueces River (Nueces is Spanish for "nuts"), and carved from San Patricio County. It is one of the 254 counties of Texas, located in the Central Texas region.